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Malleolar Fractures and Dislocations of the Ankle

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Ankle injuries are usually the result of indirect or torsional violence [5,31,32,41] which distorts the normal relationship between the talus and the tibiofibular mortise. Most commonly, the foot is fixed and the injury is sustained as a result of the tibiofibular mortise moving against the talus [77,83]. Most authors, however, have found it more convenient to speak in terms of motion of the talus with respect to the tibiofibular mortise [44]; this custom shall be observed in this text.

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Hamilton, W.C. (1984). Malleolar Fractures and Dislocations of the Ankle. In: Hamilton, W.C. (eds) Traumatic Disorders of the Ankle. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8233-1_6

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